Peter Monaghan

Peter Monaghan (1917 – 21 January 1945) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]

Peter Monaghan

Personal information
Date of birth	1917 (1917)[1]
Place of birth	Stevenston, Scotland[1]
Date of death	21 January 1945 (aged 27)
Place of death	German-occupied Netherlands
Playing position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936	Ardeer Recreation
1937–1939	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	71	(1)
1939–1940	Dundee United (wartime guest)	2	(0)
	Kilmarnock
Total		73	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Monaghan was married and served as a private in the Glasgow Highlanders of the Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment) during the Second World War.[2] He was killed in the Netherlands on 21 January 1945 and was buried in the Sittard War Cemetery.[2][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1937–38	Third Division South[1]	33	0	3	0	36	0
	1938–39		32	1	3	0	35	1
	1939–40		3	1	0	0	3	1
Dundee United	1939–40	Eastern Regional[4]	2	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			67	1	6	0	73	1

References

1. Peter Monaghan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. "Casualty Details: Peter Monaghan". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
3. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 122. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
4. "Peter Monaghan Player Profile". Arab Archive.